Monday’s Sound Off

Well the health care bill has passed in the House and still has to pass in the Senate. The Republicans have finally passed something that will surely be knocked down in the Senate. Read this so-called health care plan and you’ll understand why it has no chance of making it through.

Hilarious

On Sunday morning, April 30, my wife and I were driving west on Route 73 in the area of Gablesville and Shanesville. There were approximately 15 people picking up trash along the highway. On the way home later in the day I counted approximately 85 bags of trash along with tires, wood and other items. I was told it was employees, friends and family members of Dan’s Deli in Gablesville and members of the Earl Township Historical Society. Great job gang.

Karl Stauffer

It’s absolutely hilarious how far unhinged the liberal left has become at the election of President Trump.

Frederick Douglass commented that “Speech suppression is the equivalent of theft.” There is a lot of theft taking place at our universities and it should be dealt with harshly. Students who suppress First Amendment rights should be expelled and universities which condone suppression should lose all public funding.

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Mark Furlong

Donald Trump is the president of the United States. Hollywood, get over it. Go back to acting and making movies and stay out of politics. You’re not that smart.

Just curious if any readers know exactly how many homes are in Montgomery County due to the fact that $40 per home or close to $40 is being charged for the Montgomery County Community College. I would like to know what the total amount of that would come to and also the breakdown of the money for the college and where it is going.

Donald Trump promised me a better health care plan with better coverage for more people for less money. I think I’ve been conned.

What sense does it make to let a kid stay on their parents’ health insurance until the age of 26? When my son turned 18 he had to get his own insurance. When you’re 26 you don’t belong on your parents’ health insurance. You need to have a job and your own health insurance. Hey government, make that change. When you’re 18 you’re an adult and don’t keep kids on insurance plans till they’re 26.

If you think Obamacare was bad, wait till you see Trumpcare. Trump and his billionaires are cutting Medicaid by over $800 billion so they can get a $340 billion tax cut. You need to get the money from somewhere, why not from the most needy? Thank you Trump and his Republicans in the House.

We are planning our 45th Pottstown High School class reunion soon. Some people haven’t been in town for the last 45 years. I don’t know if I should warn them about what the town’s going to look like before they get here or just let it be whatever it’s going to be. I am wrestling with that situation.

Hillary Clinton is trying to explain her election loss. She failed to mention the three biggest reasons she lost. Too many people were against illegal immigration and the trade deals, also too many people in her own party did not like her due to problems she created for herself .

Logical Bob

I would like to know what is so important for every former president or former first lady that they are worth $400,000 to make a speech and even more than that? I guess this is a big payoff to the Democrats for what they did for him over the years. You didn’t hear anything of the Bushes doing this kind of thing when they got out of office.

No wonder this state’s in financial trouble. Did you see in The Mercury on Friday about the huge pensions that these lawmakers are getting, some of them $20,000 a month? That’s kind of ridiculous.

Taxpayer Calling

Lady Di, you are incorrect. My mother who owns a large amount of property has a handyman who has been self-employed for years and never received government assistance. Before the ACA he could not afford or get health insurance because of a serious asthma condition. Under the ACA he was able to get insurance and a plan to afford his very expensive medication. Now under Trumpcare he will be charged approximately $5,000 more per year.

There Goes His Health Insurance

The NAACP national president was here in town for an event. All the money raised went to the national headquarters and none of it went to the local NAACP branch. That is a total disgrace. The local branches are the focus in the main part of the national NAACP. Shame on you.

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